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THE WEST VIRGINIA
VOTER
Published Semi-annually by the League of Women Voters of West Virginia
Vol. 58 No. 1 Fall
Constitutional Amendment on
the November 4 ballot
Local Leagues In Action
By: Kathy Stoltz
Election season is upon us and West Virginia’s leagues
are busy holding meet-the-candidate nights, preparing
written or online voters’ guides and registering voters. If
you live near a local league, you may have the chance to
meet the candidates in person, but if not, check out the
state website www.lwvwv.org which has abundant helpful
election information.
A constitutional amendment will appear on the ballot as
follows:
AMENDMENT NO. 1: NONPROFIT YOUTH ORGANIZATION TAX EXEMPTION SUPPORT AMENDMENT
Summary of Purpose: To amend the State Constitution
to exempt from property tax certain properties in this state
owned by nonprofit youth organizations and built at cost of
at least $100 million whether or not the property is used for
the nonprofit youth organization’s charitable or nonprofit
purpose to help raise funds for the benefit of the nonprofit
youth organization. If approved, the Legislature would be
required to enact laws that would protect local and regional businesses from unfair competition and unreasonable
loss of revenue caused by the nonprofit organization use
of the tax exemption.
This amendment is proposed specifically to allow
the Boy Scouts of America to rent out facilities at its
Bechtel National Scout Reserve in Fayette County for
commercial events such as concerts and sports competitions without losing its exemption from property taxes. The
facility is currently used for the Boy Scout Jamboree every
four years and for other scouting events at other times.
Under current law, renting the facilities for commercial
events would make it a commercial business owing as
much as $5 million in property taxes.
Proponents of the amendment see it as welcome
economic development, pointing to the amount of money
that events at the reserve would bring into the local economy and to the organization’s stated intention not to compete with local businesses.
Opponents are concerned about the precedent set
by an amendment applying to only one entity and question
whether it’s possible for the Legislature to craft laws that
protect local businesses.
By Nancy Novak
The Huntington League has really “racked up the numbers” this fall by holding 3 voter registration drives and 3
candidate nights in addition to cooperating with the Huntington Herald Dispatch to publish a Voters Guide. As a
fun and teaching event, several of their members are getting together to present a skit at their community college
on the Right to Vote.
The Jefferson County League registered voters at their
public library, and also at a community health center,
which serves lower income families and also has large
Spanish speaking clientele. They are hosting candidate
forums in the week of October 12th, and in November they
will have breakfast with their legislators. The group congratulated member Tina Burns on her recent recognition
as “Woman of Distinction” by the Potomac Valley Girl
Scouts Council.
The Morgantown League held two candidate forums and
registered voters at their farmers market. They also published a Government Officials Roster. Congratulations to
Morgantown president Jonathan Rosenbaum for receiving
the Volunteer of the Year Award on behalf of the organization Positive Spin.
The Wood County League is hosting 2 candidate nights
and has prepared a Voters Guide to be published in the
Parkersburg News. They updated their Government Officials Roster which is distributed by the hundreds around
the county. Congratulations are offered to members
Wayne and Kay Dunn, who received the Don Marsh Public
Service Award from Citizens Action Group.
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VOTERS GUIDE
All candidates were sent questionnaires and follow-up reminders of the deadline.
Responses are printed as received without corrections and are cut off when word limits were exceeded.
Office: United States Senate
Name:
Bob Henry Baber
Party:
Mountain
County of Residence:
Gilmer
Office: United States Senate
Name:
John S. Buckley
Party:
Libertarian
County of Residence:
Hardy
Biography: I am the father of four children. As Mayor of Richwood I secured 5 million in grants to clean up the Cherry River
and promote tourism and jobs. I am a Kellogg Fellow, a recipient of a National Wilderness Society Hero Award, and a widely
recognized Appalachian artist and writer. As a Professor of English, I directed the WV Veterans (exceeded word limit)
Biography: Former Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1980
-81; retired from United States Court of Federal Claims, Acting
Clerk of Court, Chief of Staff to Chief Judge; Electoral College,
1980, pledged to Ronald Reagan; Homeowner, Hardy County,
WV, since 2002; native of New Orleans, Louisiana; J.D., College of William and Mary; 10-time marathon finisher; for more
information, see JohnBuckley.org.
1. What action by Congress would you favor to address concerns about the environmental effects of natural gas extraction,
particularly the process of fracking?
In God We Trust—all others we scrutinize. Frackers should
have disclose all chemicals used in the process, where they draw
from, and dispose of, water used, and report where they are
dumping radioactive tailings.
2. Do you favor legislation to amend the Voting Rights Act to
prevent states from adopting restrictive laws that make registering and voting difficult for large numbers of legally eligible voters? Explain.
I support increasing Voting Rights and including legitimate balloted candidates in debates. I have been barred from the October 7th “Fake Debate” between Capito and Tennant. This is undemocratic and insulting to the voters of WV. Big money in
contaminating our elections.
3. What measures would you support to address the growing
income disparity among Americans?
Raise the minimum wage to $10 per hour, which will stimulate
the economy and assist the working poor. We need to promote
education from Headstart through college and keep the Pell
grant program intact. Vocational education programs tied to
industries’ needs (and societies, re: carpenters, plumbers, etc.)
should be vigorously promoted. We should not subsidize exporting jobs overseas.
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1. What action by Congress would you favor to address concerns about the environmental effects of natural gas extraction,
particularly the process of fracking?
We do not need new laws, especially at the federal level, to vindicate property rights violations that may arise from natural gas
extraction. Regulatory agencies invariably get “captured” by the
very interests they were created to monitor. A vigorous judiciary, attentive to the property rights of those injured by environmental degradation, can best protect private and public interests.
2. Do you favor legislation to amend the Voting Rights Act to
prevent states from adopting restrictive laws that make registering and voting difficult for large numbers of legally eligible voters? Explain.
Such legislation is unnecessary. Of course registration and voting should be kept simple, just as photo identification should be
required to ensure voting integrity. While we’re on the subject of
elections: 1) debates on public television should include all candidates on the ballot; 2) voters, don’t waste your vote on someone you don’t really like just to stop someone else.
3.What measures would you support to address the growing income disparity among Americans?
No more corporate bail-outs and subsidies, no crony capitalism.
Big Government paternalism is inevitably the path to prosperity
for the well-connected in the name of serving the poor. The
“War on Poverty” has enriched a lot of bureaucrats, but ensnared
millions of Americans in the trap of government dependency.
Free enterprise facilitates upward mobility.
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VOTERS GUIDE continued
Office: United States Senate
Name:
Shelley Moore Capito
Party:
Republican
County of Residence:
Kanawha
Candidate did not reply
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Anyone who works 40 hours a week should be able to put
food on the table. It’s time for Washington to follow West
Virginia’s lead and raise the minimum wage. I will also work
to end tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas and
invest in giving American workers the quality education and
job training they need to succeed.
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Office: United States Senate
Name:
Phil Hurol
Party:
Constitution
County of Residence:
Randolph
Office: United States Congress, 1st Congressional District
Name:
Glen Gainer
Party:
Democratic
County of Residence:
Wood
Candidate did not reply
Biography: Glen has served as West Virginia’s Auditor since
1992. His focus on common-sense, bipartisan solutions saved
West Virginia families hundreds of millions in tax dollars and
upgraded the state’s bond rating during tough economic
times. He introduced a direct deposit payroll system that reduced
costs and saved money; created accountability measures and
training programs to ensure bills were paid on time.
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Name:
Natalie Tennant
Party:
Democratic
County of Residence:
Kanawha
Biography: Growing up as the youngest of seven on our family
farm, I learned how to do more with less. I brought those West
Virginia values to the Secretary of State’s office, where I cut the
budget and gave $3 million back to taxpayers. I’m running to
bring those values to the Senate and put West Virginia first www.natalietennant.com.
1.What action by Congress would you favor to address concerns
about the environmental effects of natural gas extraction, particularly the process of fracking?
It is vital that we work with and support the emerging natural gas
industry as this means new jobs and tax revenue for West Virginia. In doing so we do have to be mindful of any potential environmental impacts resulting from the tracking process. This
1. What action by Congress would you favor to address concerns means partnering with the industry to ensure safety standards are
about the environmental effects of natural gas extraction, particu- maintained rather than imposing burdensome (exceeded word
larly the process of fracking?
limit)
I support our booming natural gas industry and I know we can
grow natural gas jobs safely and responsibly with input from
local communities. We must also find ways to create even
more jobs using our natural gas right here in West Virginia
after it’s extracted. Bringing cracker plants to West Virginia is
the first step.
2. Do you favor legislation to amend the Voting Rights Act to
prevent states from adopting restrictive laws that make registering and voting difficult for large numbers of legally eligible
voters? Explain
Generations of veterans have fought to defend our democracy,
including the right to vote. As Secretary of State, I have
worked hard to make sure that all eligible West Virginians
have the opportunity to have their voice heard and cast a ballot. I oppose laws that stand in the way of legally eligible
Americans exercising their right to vote.
3.What measures would you support to address the growing
income disparity among Americans?
2. Do you favor legislation to amend the Voting Rights Act to
prevent states from adopting restrictive laws that make registering and voting difficult for large numbers of legally eligible voters? Explain.
Yes, the right to vote is fundamental to our democracy and states
should in no way be permitted to enact laws which restrict the
rights of legally eligible voters.
3. What measures would you support to address the growing
income disparity among Americans?
The first thing we need to do is raise the minimum wage in this
country. Doing so will help lift countless working West Virginian’s out of poverty and help them support their families. We also
need to make every effort to support local businesses, helping
them grow and create jobs here in our communities.
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Office: United States Congress, 1st Congressional District
Name:
David McKinley
Party:
Republican
County of Residence:
Ohio
Candidate did not reply
People want to work but the current system rewards people for
not working. Our economy has been severely damage by too
much government regulation and interference. The federal government can correct this problem through tax cuts, deregulation,
and decentralization. Our bad economy and income disparity is
directly linked to too much government.
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Office: United States Congress, 2nd Congressional District
Name:
Nick Casey
Party:
Democratic
County of Residence:
Kanawha
Office: United States Congress, 2nd Congressional District
Name:
Alex Mooney
Party:
Republican
County of Residence:
Jefferson
Candidate did not reply
Candidate did not reply
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Office: United States Congress, 2nd Congressional District
Name:
Davy Jones
Party:
Libertarian
County of Residence:
Berkeley
Office: United States Congress, 2nd Congressional District
Name:
Ed Rabel
Party:
Independent
County of Residence:
Lincoln
Biography: My family hails from Oak Hill, WV. My Grand fa- Candidate did not reply
thers were both coal miners. I have a Computer Science degree
and have worked in the computer industry for over 20 years. I
-------------------------------------------------------------------------currently work as a network engineer and I am a National Guard
veteran. I am running for office because I am concerned about Office: United States Congress, 3rd Congressional District
the country my children will inherit.
Name:
Evan Jenkins
Party:
Republican
1.What action by Congress would you favor to address concerns County of Residence:
Cabell
about the environmental effects of natural gas extraction, particularly the process of fracking?
Biography: I’ve had the privilege of representing the citizens of
Cabell and Wayne counties in the legislature. Working together,
We must restore property rights to the people. The EPA only in a bipartisan manner, we’ve cut taxes, balanced the state budgfines it doesn't compensate the victims of pollution. We must also et, reduced the state’s unfunded liabilities, attracted jobs, supremove the “corporate shield” from those who purposely or ported education and fought for quality health care. My wife and
through negligence pollute. By removing this barrier then they I have three children and live in Huntington.
can be held personally responsible and would be much more dili- www.evanjenkins.com
gent in managing their company.
1. What action by Congress would you favor to address con2. Do you favor legislation to amend the Voting Rights Act to cerns about the environmental effects of natural gas extraction,
prevent states from adopting restrictive laws that make register- particularly the process of fracking?
ing and voting difficult for large numbers of legally eligible voters? Explain.
West Virginia is an energy producing state that powers America.
Unfortunately, the Obama/Rahall Carbon Tax is a ‘War on Coal’
The biggest problem our country faces in voting today is voter and causing thousands of West Virginians to lose their jobs. I’ll
fraud. We must be more diligent to insure all elections are per- never turn my back on hard working West Virginians. Gas exformed in a fair and balance way. We must insist on voter photo ploration is growing and I support an ‘all of the above’ energy
identification to ensure voting integrity; and reform of laws that that creates jobs and protects the environment.
infringe on independents and third-parties from full participation
in the electoral process.
3. What measures would you support to address the growing Continued on next page.
income disparity among Americans?
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Access to voting box is a fundamental right of our Constitutional
system that must not be infringed. I have urged the House Lead2. Do you favor legislation to amend the Voting Rights Act to ership to consider the Voting Rights Amendments Act, which
prevent states from adopting restrictive laws that make register- would restore safeguards against discrimination that were nulliing and voting difficult for large numbers of legally eligible vot- fied by the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holders? Explain.
er.
Jenkins continued:
I firmly believe every law-abiding American citizen has a constitutionally protected and guaranteed right to vote that must not be
infringed upon or limited. I have helped lead the effort at the
state level to enact early voting laws to make voting more convenient. But we must also be proactive to rid our elections of
voter fraud and corruption.
3. What measures would you support to address the growing
income disparity among Americans?
A strong safety net and fairer minimum wage, when combined
with economic development and infrastructure investments to
build our State’s highways, and schools, and broadband, and water and sewer systems – these things, I am firmly convinced, can
3. What measures would you support to address the growing alleviate economic hardship, reduce income inequality, and
income disparity among Americans?
create a brighter future for West Virginia.
Over 46 million Americans live in poverty. While, investment in
education and workforce training is critically important, we must
stop Washington’s attack on our jobs and economic opportunity.
LIBRARY ALERT
The current administration’s war on our natural resource industry
By Priscilla Haden
is devastating the livelihood of thousands of hardworking West
Virginias. The war on poverty starts when Washington ends its
attack on our jobs.
The West Virginia League of Women Voters put forth a
study of public library funding in West Virginia 2013-2014.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------The study was sent to local leagues in March 2014. Input of
local leagues was received at the state level in October
Office: United States Congress, 3rd Congressional District 2014. A consensus will be formulated by the Board of DiName:
Nick Joe Rahall, II
rectors sometime thereafter.
Party:
Democratic
County of Residence:
Raleigh
The Kanawha County Public Library System is a current example of funding problems. The West Virginia SuBiography: A native West Virginian, Rahall, the top Transporta- preme Court of Appeals in February of 2013 declared that
tion and Infrastructure Committee Democrat, uses experience and special acts of the Legislature that mandated eleven county
expertise building successes like Pullman Square and the Mer- Boards of Education fund their libraries was unconstitutionritt’s Creek Connector. Bringing millions of dollars to al. The Court also challenged the legislature to arrive at a
WV, Rahall’s creating jobs through transportation, tourism, tech- statewide system of local funding of public libraries. Ten
nology, mine reclamation and water wastewater services. Rahall counties’ Boards of Education continued to fund their librarfights for veterans, seniors, education, workers, coal miners, ies but Kanawha County did not.
black lung, mine health and safety.
In November of 2013 the voters of Kanawha county
1.What action by Congress would you favor to address concerns strongly defeated a levy that would have funded the Kanaabout the environmental effects of natural gas extraction, particu- wha County Public Library system AND the Kanawha
larly the process of fracking?
County School system. Many felt the levy would have
passed if the Kanawha County Board of Education had not
Natural gas holds great promise for our economy as long as we added substantial amounts of dollars for their purposes.
strike that balance between development and protecting our lands
and drinking water. I support Federal efforts that aid the State’s
The Board of Education then agreed to put a 3 million
direct oversight of hydraulic fracturing – for example, I support dollar levy on the November 4, 2014 ballot. This amount is
ensuring public transparency and requiring disclosure of the 40 percent of their library’s total budget and would replace
chemical make-up of fracking fluids – just like West Virginia’s the funds lost through the Supreme Court decision.
regulations.
Whatever consensus is arrived at by the West Virginia
2. Do you favor legislation to amend the Voting Rights Act to League of Women Voters to better finance the public library
prevent states from adopting restrictive laws that make register- system, I believe it is essential the Kanawha County Library
ing and voting difficult for large numbers of legally eligible vot- Levy pass.
ers? Explain.
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NATURAL RESOURCES UPDATE
By Helen Gibbins
ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK ACT INTERPRETIVE RULE (Source - WV Rivers Coalition’s website)
The WV Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
issued a draft interpretive rule on the Aboveground Storage
Tank Act (AST) section of the 2014 passed Water Resources
Protection Act, SB 373. The deadline for comments is October
9. The draft interpretive rule can be accessed on the DEP’s website. The purpose of the interpretive rule (a temporary rule) is to
give guidance on the law until an emergency rule is finalized.
The interpretive rule classifies the storage tanks into three
categories:
Level 1 - high risk and meets one or more of the following
 Is located close to a drinking water intake
 Contains hazardous substances
 Has a capacity of 50,000 gallons or more
 Is determined to exhibit a potential for high risk harm to
public health or the environment.
Level 2 - lesser risk than Level 1 and does not qualify as either
Level 1 or Level 3.
Level 3 - low risk
 Not level 1
 Is subject to strict regulations under another program
 Examples - AST’s containing potable water, filtered surface
water, demineralized water, non-contact cooking water or
water stored for fire or emergency purposes, food or foodgrade materials.
Requirements for inspections and certification, as well as
Initial Submission of Spill Prevention Response Plans, will be
more stringent for Level 1 ASTs.
The deadline for comments on the emergency rule is October 24. It will have to be approved by the legislature.
ACTION TAKEN BY THE WATER POLICY WORK
GROUP (A coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to protecting our water; includes the LWVWV)

Water Quality Standards - Letter to the DEP in support of
removing the Kanawha River’s main stem’s exemption
from the Water Use Category A (drinking water). Our letter
also asked for enough resources to ensure that Category A
will be met in the Kanawha River.

Public Water Systems Rule - 64 CSR 3 - A letter was sent
to the Bureau of Public Health. The main thrust of the letter
is to support the protection of source waters for drinking
water intakes in order to protect public health and safety as
well as the availability of economic development opportunities in WV. Estimated number of public water systems- 124.
COURT CASES (See Highlands Voice, August, for more
information)
Recently there have been several court cases on mountain
top removal mining that affect water quality and health in communities near the mining sites.
In June a federal court ruled that conductivity pollution is
causing harm to streams that receive that pollution...”the chemical and biological components of the aquatic ecosystems found
in Laurel Creek and Robinson Run have been significantly adversely affected by the Defendant’s discharges.”
A federal court also ruled that a mining company that discharged selenium violated the Clean Water Act.
Another case did not go so well. A court ruled that the
Corps of Engineers did not have to consider the effects on the
health of those who live near a proposed big strip mine. (See
Highlands Voice, September)
PIPELINE PROPOSAL (From Highlands Voice, September
issue)
Dominion Resources has proposed to build a pipeline for
carrying natural gas through West Virginia, to connect to a
North Carolina’s Duke Energy facility. Those who object to the
pipeline cite the potential for damage to streams and wetlands,
landowners rights, and decreased property values.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) must
approve the proposal. “If FERC approves the pipeline, Dominion may go to federal court and ask for eminent domain to acquire rights of way that landowners are unwilling to grant.”
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE
Wendy Radcliff, is the new environmental advocate at the
WV Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). “The Environmental Advocate handles requests or complaints on the
office’s toll free telephone. Wendy will answer questions about
the public comment process; how to appeal agency decisions;
how to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request; and
the best method for getting agency attention for a community
problem.” Contact (800) 654-5227 ext.1328.
The Environmental Advocate’s office publishes a
“Citizen’s Guide” on the DEP’s website. It provides information
on the DEP’s offices, processes for taking action, and a glossary.
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dropped, perhaps by half. This did not diminish the quality
of the convention. Speakers and entertainers were outstanding. The Dallas LWV was an excellent host. The
Omni is a wonderful, if pricey hotel. But that’s not why
people continue to attend. They attend because the
West Virginia’s league members have just sent in their re- League remains an important part of the American political
sponses to the Study of Public Library Financing, and it will landscape. The debates reflected this. The policy direcbe tabulated with the result announced in November. Eve- tion reflects this. The continued single minded focus on
ry member was given the opportunity to respond, either in voting rights reflect this.
their local league or by mail. I would like to thank the Library Study committee, including Carolyn Watson in Jeffer- As an example, the League addressed the issue of exson County, Betty Barrett and Helen Gibbins in Huntington, felons’ loss of voting rights. The debate was spirited. I
Susan Watkins, Priscilla Haden and Karen Lukens in
was so proud to be a part of the organization. It appears
Charleston, and Kathy Stoltz and Nancy Novak in
that efforts to restrict voting rights in many states provides
Parkersburg. We wish to express great appreciation to
an opportunity for state Leagues to step up, do the right
Judy Rule, Library Director for Cabell County, and to Karen thing, and grow their membership. Florida is an excellent
Goff, Secretary of the WV Library Commission.
example of turning adversity into growth.
THANKS AGAIN TO THE
LIBRARY STUDY ORGANIZERS
The LWVWV board of directors bids farewell to Carolyn
Watson, who will be moving to Florida. She headed up the
Library Study, and served as vice-president for the Jefferson County League. We wish her the best.
IN MEMORIUM
And we adopted a position on human trafficking. A strong
position on global warming did not receive enough votes to
be adopted, although work will continue at the national and
state levels. We even had a contested election for LWV
president. In the end, Elizabeth McNamara was re-elected
and was gracious in victory, and Deidra Macnab was gracious in defeat. If only the people who hold positions of
responsibility in our government could do the same, what
a difference it would make.
Patricia A. Block, 77 of New Martinsville, passed away May
19, 2014 at home. Pat was a founding member of the
League of Women Voters of New Martinsville and served
as president from March 9, 1965 to April 27, 1967. Pat
was a former teacher, editor of the Wetzel Chronicle for
many years, the local newspaper for Wetzel County, and
Early Voting
at the end of her working career was a public relations speOctober 22—November 1
cialist for WV Northern Community College in New Martins- Early Voting is open during regular business hours at each
ville. She was the first woman elected to the Wetzel
county courthouse or courthouse annex. Early Voting is
County Board of Education, a charter member of the WV
also available each Saturday from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Northern Community College Friends of the College, and
ArtsLink, the arts council of Wetzel and Tyler counties. Pat
Absentee Voting
served on the first operating committee that restored the
January 1—October 29
Lincoln Theater. In 2003, she was honored as “Citizen of
Uniformed and Overseas Voters may apply to receive an
the Year” by the Greater New Martinsville Chamber of
absentee ballot by mail or electronically.
Commerce.
August 12—October 29
All other eligible voters may apply to receive an absentee
ballot by mail.
2014 ELECTION DATES
CONVENTION REPORT
By Conni Gratop Lewis
One excellent reason to participate in the League’s national convention is to surround yourself with dynamic women
(and a few men) who are determined to make our country
live up to its potential. So I really appreciated the invitation
to participate this year.
General Election Day
November 4
Polls are open 6:30am through 7:30pm.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
While the League’s membership has dropped since my last The WV League board of directors will meet in Bridgeport
on November 8, 2014. Any League member may attend.
convention in the 1990’s, the energy remains the same.
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